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The PCOS Diet Book: How You Can Use the Nutritional Approach to Deal with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Colette Harris

A Patient's Guide to PCOS: Understanding--and Reversing--Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Walter Futterweit M.D

The PCOS Workbook: Your Guide to Complete Physical and Emotional Health by Angela Grassi, Stephanie Mattei, Leah Troiano, and Christine Davis

The Ultimate PCOS Handbook: Lose Weight, Boost Fertility, Clear Skin and Restore Self-Esteem by Colette Harris and Theresa Cheung

Managing PCOS For Dummies by Gaynor Bussell

A Patient's Guide to PCOS: Understanding--and Reversing--Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Walter Futterweit M.D

New Glucose Revolution Guide to Living Well with PCOS by Dr. Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller M.D. M.D., Dr. Nadir R. Farid Dr., and Kate Marsh

The Dietitian's Guide to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) by Angela Grassi

The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It. by Elizabeth Lee Vliet

Pcos: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : The Hidden Epidemic by Samuel S., Ph.D. Thatcher

The Natural Diet Solution for PCOS and Infertility (How to Manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Naturally) (Paperback) by Nancy Dunne & William Slate

PCOS and Your Fertility by Colette Harris and Theresa Cheun

Positive Options for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Self-Help and Treatment by Christine Craggs-Hinton and Adam Balen
Positively PCOS: A story about infertility that led to the discovery of PCOS by Amy Hansen



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Hello, I am Jenny.  I have had PCOS since I was 13.  I would go months without a period, and then as I got older it would be a year or more without one.  My OBGYN had put me on birth control when I turned 18, and the hormones in the BC made me want to cry all the time.  I  hated taking them.  Then when I was 20, I had some cysts on my ovaries rupture.  I was in tremendous pain for a week, went to the ER, and they could not find the cause of my pain.  I was in college then, and was 3,000 miles from home.  I ended up being in so much pain that I passed out, and a few days later I flew home to get some help from my regular doctor.  By the time they found the cysts, they had already ruptured, and were just "leaking" out.  They were big ones that should have surgically been removed. Talk about painful!  Anyways, to make a long story short, I have never in my life had a normal cycle, and when I got married in 2004, my husband and I wanted to start a family.  We have been trying since then, with no luck.  I had RNY 10 months ago, and lost a lot of weight, but that also messed up my periods, and I had a period for 7 months!!! I was given every drug possible to try to stop them, but nothing worked, except the BC.  The one thing I did not want to be on because we want to have a baby.  So now my doctor has given the "all clear" for me to get pregnant, and I won't stop bleeding.  It is frustrating, but I know that God is in control, and I am praying for Him to work a miracle for me and my husband.  Before I had WLS, I went through fertility treatments with no luck, but I have been told that WLS really makes you more fertile, so I am praying!  I look forward to chatting with you all, and hearing your stories too!
Jenny

Ladys!!
Wonderfull Info
Great to know were not alone
with our Hair problems!!

Did you guys every get picked on about your hair?
In Highschool, i got picked on soo bad..
Now as an adult, not as bad...but you have people who stare at  you

Also, do you have hairy arms?!
Yuck...
The Joys of PCOS!

Welcome Penny!
Thank you for that amazing story
Wow 1 Girl, and twin boys... That's fantastic!!
I can't belive your 1st doc would say that right in front of you, I'm so glade you found another doctor!!!!
Please Keep everyone update on how your doing, and how the kids are

Hugs
Teresa

Hi, I'm Penny.  I am 35 years old.  I have been diagnosed with PCOS since 1994.  I started my cycles when I was 9 and had problems with them until 2004.  I did the Glucophage and Spirinolactone for tx of symptoms.  My first endocrinologist was HORRIBLE.  He brought in a med student without asking and proceeded to do an exam and talk with the student about everything he was seeing like I wasn't there.  He even made the statement she is most likely a "grazer"  I bet she eats alot of spaghetti and munches like a cow!!!!  WTF!!!  Needless to say I didn't stay with his practice.  That first visit though I found out that I was diabetic and it has been down hill since.  Fighting weight gain, diabetes, bad periods, and my first marriage was horrible.  I gained nearly 70 lbs in one year.  I was told so many times by different Dr's..(4) that I would never have kids.  Well, met my new hubby in 2001.  We got married in 2002.  Fought my(our) weight together.  Needless to say I kinda kept losing THAT battle..lol.  In 2004 I found out I was pregnant.  We lost that baby at 12 weeks.  It was one of the most horrible experiences.  We used a military hospital.  He was deployed and while I was actively having my miscarriage they had me sitting in the waiting room with all the pregnant happy moms.  Finally an EMT friend came up and I told her uh oh..I think I just bleed on the chair.  (I was wearing two pads and incontinent briefs). She took over and demanded I be seen immediately and placed in a seperate room at least away from all the pregger moms.  ANYWAY, it was amazing I got pregnant in the first place.  That baby will always hold a special place in my heart.  Then, my periods straightened out again.  And wow, August 2005 I found out I was preggers again.  I now have a three(soon to be 4) year old daughter.  After her birth my periods were super great again.  Then, I had everything done in summer of 2007 except my last pre op appt for gastric bypass and I found out I was pregnant again!!  I cried and cried.  (((((just a little side note, I cut a tree down, got pregnant the first time, cut firewood for a fire pit, and was pregnant the second time....I'm telling the ultrasound tech this and I told her I competed in the jill and jill lumberjack competition and did two events, the cross cut saw and ax throwing, she laughed and said well..that figures..cause you are having TWO babies)))).  I was very high risk becuase I had heart failure after my daughter was born.  Needless to say, things went great.  I now have soon to be two year old twin boys.  AND my tubes are tied...lol.  I have had all the other symptoms with PCOS like facial hair and stuff.  RNY was a true blessing.  I hope that this really helps the PCOS symptoms.  .............so, for all of those out there who want babies, it is possible.